| 姥 | [ laǒ ] grandma (maternal) |
| 姥 | [ mǔ ] governess, old woman |
| 姥姥 | [ laǒ lao ] (coll.) mother's mother, maternal grandmother |
| 姥娘 | [ laǒ niáng ] maternal grandmother (dialectal) |
| 姥爺 | [ laǒ ye ] maternal grandfather (dialectal) |
| 姥鯊 | [ laǒ shā ] basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) |
| ⇒ 劉姥姥進大觀園 | [ liú laǒ lao jìn dà guān yuán ] Granny Liu visits the Grand View gardens, (of a simple person) to be overwhelmed by new experiences and luxurious surroundings |
| ⇒ 劉姥姥進大觀園 | [ liú laǒ lao jìn dà guān yuán ] Granny Liu visits the Grand View gardens, (of a simple person) to be overwhelmed by new experiences and luxurious surroundings |
| ⇒ 姑姥姥 | [ gū laǒ lao ] mother's father's sister (coll.), great aunt |
| ⇒ 姑姥姥 | [ gū laǒ lao ] mother's father's sister (coll.), great aunt |
| ⇒ 姥姥 | [ laǒ lao ] (coll.) mother's mother, maternal grandmother |
| ⇒ 姨姥姥 | [ yí laǒ lao ] mother's mother's sister, great-aunt |
| ⇒ 姨姥姥 | [ yí laǒ lao ] mother's mother's sister, great-aunt |
| ⇒ 老姥 | [ laǒ mǔ ] old lady, (old woman's self-reference) I, me |
